Some
stories are destined to be retold, but when the story teller is
Sandy McCallum, fasten your seat belts and get
ready for a rollicking, unforgettable, roller coaster ride. In his
whirligig version of the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, McCallum
regales us with a folksy, mock-epic versio of the romantic tragedy
that reminds us of Shakespeare's own self-spoof in the Pyramus and
Thisbe play of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Romeo, Juliet,
Mercutio, Paris, Juliet's Nurse - all the familiar dramatis personae
swqeep by in a riot of homey iambic verse. Here is a version that
invites all children from 6 to 66 to throw away their plot summaries,
sit down by the fire of Sandy McCallum's irrestible imagination,
and listen to an ancient-modern story that will ever be remembered!
-M.N. Scarborough, Ph. D.
Theatre and poetry critic, educator
Listen to a sample of Romeo
and Juliet in Real Audio or mp3
format (2:13)
Some
stories are destined to be retold, but when the story teller is
Sandy McCallum, fasten your seat belts and get
ready for a rollicking, unforgettable, roller coaster ride. In his
whirligig version of the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, McCallum
regales us with a folksy, mock-epic versio of the romantic tragedy
that reminds us of Shakespeare's own self-spoof in the Pyramus and
Thisbe play of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Romeo, Juliet,
Mercutio, Paris, Juliet's Nurse - all the familiar dramatis personae
swqeep by in a riot of homey iambic verse. Here is a version that
invites all children from 6 to 66 to throw away their plot summaries,
sit down by the fire of Sandy McCallum's irrestible imagination,
and listen to an ancient-modern story that will ever be remembered!
